Holiday greetings from IBON
Season’s greetings of hope and solidarity in the continuing quest for Peace! — From the IBON Family | 2017
Higaonon ‘bakwits’ in Cagayan de Oro find it ironic that the national government is holding its first Mindanao-wide indigenous peoples summit in the city when only IP groups from Caraga and Southern Mindanao cooperative of the government are invited. Barely a mile away from the summit’s venue is their ‘bakwit camp’, where stories of the…
Citing UP as the country’s premier university, Simbulan notes the praxis of theory and practice as a critical element. After all, UP’s symbol, the oblation signifies offering oneself for the people. By AMIHAN MABALAY In these critical times, our ideals as one nation are put to test. The current regime pits people against each other,…
Thousands of small public utility jeepney (PUJ) drivers have lost as much as Php78,000 each from three months of mass transport suspensions since the lockdown. The government has been insensitive and stingy assistance has pushed jeepney drivers and their families into poverty, said the group. Their troubles risk becoming permanent with the government exploiting the…
Nagtapos ang Pride Month tuwing Hunyo sa pagdiriwang ng makulay na Pride March. Kung sa Metro Manila iyan, taunan itong isinasagawa sa Marikina City Sports Complex. Nagsasama-sama ang LGBTQIA community sa huling araw ng Hunyo sa iba’t ibang bahagi ng mundo, kasama na rin ang kanilang mga mahal sa buhay, kapamilya, kaibigan at tagasuporta. Kasingkulay…
Social media platforms including Facebook and Instagram has “Philippines, Province of China” as an option for location check-ins. This did not please the many Filipinos who are yet enraged or disappointed with how President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration is handling the issue with China’s aggressive development and militarization over the seas and isles in the exclusive…